Project Kick-Off Meeting
Week 3 Discussion
Discuss the process for holding a project kick-off meeting. Who should attend? What key topics should be on the agenda?
Statement
This article is to discuss the process for holding a project kick-off meeting, who should be invited and what topics should be covered during the meeting.
Elaboration
What is a kick-off meeting?
A kick-off meeting is the meeting held at the beginning of a project.
What does a kick-off meeting do?
The purpose of it is to provide an opportunity for all the stakeholders to meet, discuss the goals and the future plans of the project. Also, team members can get to know each other, build the team morale to ensure the smooth and efficient cooperation in the future.
Who should be invited to the meeting?
The project manager needs to make sure he/she invites the right people. Usually, all the key stakeholders, sponsors, business champions, the project manager and the project team should be invited to the meeting. It is important to involve everybody; all the invitees should make effort to attend the meeting.
What is the process for holding a kick-off meeting?
Before the kick-off meeting, the project manager and the sponsor should have met several times, and other key stakeholders should have been involved in the planning of the project, such as the project charter. So first, the project manager meets with the sponsors to talk about the planning. Second, the project manager and the key stakeholders should develop the project charter. Then the project manager should create the kick-off meeting agenda. Then the project manager should come up with the meeting attendee list and send the agenda out in advance. At the meeting, the project champion should always be the first to talk. And finally, make sure the meeting ends with an action.
What topics should be covered?
The following topics should be covered (not limited to):
Project Scope
Deliverables and Schedule
Project Site(s)
Project Organization
Project
Discuss the process for holding a project kick-off meeting. Who should attend? What key topics should be on the agenda?
Statement
This article is to discuss the process for holding a project kick-off meeting, who should be invited and what topics should be covered during the meeting.
Elaboration
What is a kick-off meeting?
A kick-off meeting is the meeting held at the beginning of a project.
What does a kick-off meeting do?
The purpose of it is to provide an opportunity for all the stakeholders to meet, discuss the goals and the future plans of the project. Also, team members can get to know each other, build the team morale to ensure the smooth and efficient cooperation in the future.
Who should be invited to the meeting?
The project manager needs to make sure he/she invites the right people. Usually, all the key stakeholders, sponsors, business champions, the project manager and the project team should be invited to the meeting. It is important to involve everybody; all the invitees should make effort to attend the meeting.
What is the process for holding a kick-off meeting?
Before the kick-off meeting, the project manager and the sponsor should have met several times, and other key stakeholders should have been involved in the planning of the project, such as the project charter. So first, the project manager meets with the sponsors to talk about the planning. Second, the project manager and the key stakeholders should develop the project charter. Then the project manager should create the kick-off meeting agenda. Then the project manager should come up with the meeting attendee list and send the agenda out in advance. At the meeting, the project champion should always be the first to talk. And finally, make sure the meeting ends with an action.
What topics should be covered?
The following topics should be covered (not limited to):
Project Scope
Deliverables and Schedule
Project Site(s)
Project Organization
Project